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Trivia Question: What is the historic name for a soldier trained to fight on horseback and on foot? Answer: A dragoon Dragoons often wielded moderately-sized spears. Such weapons were effective in cavalry and infantry engagements. Dragoons had to be adaptable to sudden changes in circumstances. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia … Read more

Trivia Question: Viking longships were more commonly known by what name? Answer: Drakkar Drakkar has the same Norse root word as their term for dragon. This is due to the fact that Vikings often carved dragon heads onto the front of their vessels. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of … Read more

Trivia Question: British sailors were called ”Limies” because they ate limes to fend off what disease? Answer: Scurvy Fresh fruit is important for preventing scurvy. The shelf-stable rations which sailors had to consume often accelerated scurvy’s development, though. As for what scurvy is, it is a rot of a person’s teeth and gums that is … Read more

Trivia Question: What daughter of Lord Byron helped construct the world’s first computer? Answer: Ada Lovelace Lovelace was an illegitimate child to the poet Lord Byron. In spite of her scandalous birth, she would go on to develop a masterful intellect. She and Charles Babbage worked out the analytics behind creating an analysis machine which … Read more

Trivia Question: What artistic period took place between the Renaissance and the Classical Period? Answer: The Baroque Period Baroque art revels in the dramatic. Bold musical phrases, tenebrist colors, and quixotic verses defined works made by Baroque artists. Click Here To Take Today’s History Quiz   Yesterday’s “Trivia Question of the Day”